Farmside Chat

Connecticut farmers Terry and Jamie Jones chat with Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall about their direct marketing efforts and how focusing on agri-tourism on the farm has resulted in a deep connection with their suburban community.

Dr. Marcus Bernard, President of MANRRS (Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Related Sciences) and Associate Professor at Kentucky State University chats with Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall about empowering minority youth and enhancing opportunities to shape the future of agriculture.

Four brothers Ben, David, Daniel and Andrew Volleman chat with Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall about life on a dairy farm and how their family operation delivers its products straight to consumers using innovative and sustainable technology.

Fourth-generation cotton and alfalfa grower Nancy Caywood of Arizona chats with Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall about the impact of the drought out west, her farm's conservation story and her ag literacy efforts.

Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall chats with Beth Crandall, the owner of the 2020 Farm Dog of the Year and Utah Rancher, and Nicole Postin, Nestle' Purina Pet Care Representative, to discuss the Farm Dog of the Year Contest as it enters its fifth year.

Shannon Anderson, author of Feeding Minds Press latest book "I Love Strawberries", chats with AFBF President Zippy Duvall about her book which chronicles the journey of a young girl determined to grow her own strawberries.

The American Connection Project's goal is to bridge the rural digital divide. We discuss the importance of broadband access to rural America and the vital role it plays in supporting and sustaining those communities around the country with Patrick Garry, an American Connection Corps Fellow, and Bruce Tiffany, a Minnesota Farmer and Lead for Minnesota Board Member.

US Farmers and Ranchers in Action CEO Erin Fitzgerald chats with AFBF President Zippy Duvall about agriculture's sustainability gains and how farmers and ranchers are partners in addressing the challenges of a changing climate.

Poinsettia and fresh-cut flower grower Frank Arnosky of Texas chats with AFBF President Zippy Duvall about the joys and challenges of growing the centerpiece bloom of the holidays.